Welcome to Woodlawn ...

Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County<1>.

The location of Woodlawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Woodlawn is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woodlawn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Woodlawn: (662)

Communities Also Named Woodlawn ...

While we believe that this Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Woodlawn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lowndes, Warren and Yazoo County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 81 communities that are also named Woodlawn - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Hawaii, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (7), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York (6), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Virginia (9), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodlawn.

Communities near Woodlawn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodlawn.

• Oxford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Water Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
• Sardis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Abbeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Altus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Altus is located in Lafayette County
• Springdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
• Delay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • Delay is located in Lafayette County
• Harmontown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
• Cornish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Lafayette County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodlawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlawn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodlawn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlawn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlawn. See our Newspapers Page for Woodlawn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlawn ...

Looking for more information about Woodlawn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodlawn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodlawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/